Lourdes Zamanillo Tamborrel

Lourdes Zamanillo Tamborrel

Lourdes Zama­nillo Tamborrel

Lourdes Zama­nillo Tam­bor­rel is a Ph.D. can­did­ate and Mas­ter of Inter­na­tion­al Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Man­age­ment Gradu­ate from Mon­ash Uni­ver­sity. Her work focuses on the social impact of pro-social tour­ism, address­ing the role of empathy as a cata­lyst for change.

Before enga­ging in research, she worked as a journ­al­ist in her home-coun­try, Mex­ico, spe­cial­ising in top­ics such as social entre­pren­eur­ship and solu­tions journalism.

Can pro-social tourism foster empathy & cross-cultural understanding?

and March 20, 2019

Can pro-social tourism foster empathy & understanding? Pic by Lourdes Zamanillo Tamborrel

To build empathy and under­stand­ing between hosts and guests, “pro-social” tour oper­at­ors should facil­it­ate more con­ver­sa­tions — a “GT” Insight by Mon­ash Uni­ver­sity PhD can­did­ate Lourdes Zama­nillo Tam­bor­rel and Dr Joseph M Cheer. Accord­ing to the United Nations World Tour­ism Organ­isa­tion (UNWTO), tour­ism accounts for around 10 per cent of glob­al gross domest­ic product (GDP) and thirty percent […]

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